| For centuries man has looked to the stars and there | | | | today's superstars, homes of Hollywood legends, and |
| is no place where more stars have fallen to earth | | | | other sites such as Sunset Strip and Rodeo Drive all |
| than sunny California. Tourists come from all over the | | | | from air-conditioned luxury minibuses. Tours start at |
| country hoping to catch a glimpse these glittering | | | | Grauman's Chinese Theatre, the only place where |
| jewels of the desert. If you're hoping to see a few | | | | you can see the famous hand and footprints of the |
| stars then you're in good company. Use this list of six | | | | Stars. |
| places to see the stars and you're sure to find a few | | | | Speaking of Rodeo Drive, take an afternoon to shop |
| constellations of your own. | | | | with the stars in one of the most famous shopping |
| Catch falling stars at the Griffith Observatory in Los | | | | districts in the world. The price tag may be steep, |
| Angeles. Perched atop the slope of Mount Hollywood | | | | but your chance of bumping in to Hollywood royalty |
| in Los Angeles' Griffith Park, the Observatory | | | | is high. Take a stroll down the Drive and when you're |
| commands a view of downtown Los Angeles to the | | | | ready for a bite to eat, go one street west tow |
| southeast, Hollywood to the south, and the Pacific | | | | Camden Drive for lunch at Mr. Chow. |
| Ocean to the southwest. Watch the planetarium | | | | From the day the restaurant opened in Beverly Hills it |
| show during the day or visit at night for a dual view | | | | has been a celebrity haunt. The first Mr. Chow |
| of the stars above and the lights below. | | | | opened in London where the Beatles, Mick Jagger, |
| The Hollywood Walk of Fame along Hollywood | | | | Marlene Dietrich, and Jackie Onassis were regular |
| Boulevard and Vine Street is embedded with more | | | | customers. The stars are equally bright in Los |
| than 2,000 stars featuring the names of not only | | | | Angeles, so if you plan to dine with the rich and |
| actual celebrities but fictional characters as well. The | | | | famous call well in advance to secure a table. |
| first eight stars were dedicated in September 1958 | | | | If you really want to see the stars in their natural |
| and placed in the sidewalk on the northwest corner | | | | glory then take a trip to Palm Springs. In Hollywood's |
| of Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue. They | | | | hey-day this was the hot spot for a weekend |
| say everyone in Hollywood is hoping to be | | | | getaway and many still flock down south for a quick |
| discovered, the Walk of Fame is your chance to | | | | escape. Just a two-hour drive from Los Angeles, the |
| discover a few stars of your own. | | | | desert oasis offers some of the most beautiful open |
| Ever dream of living like a star? See movie stars' | | | | skies and star-gazing in the Western Hemisphere. By |
| homes during a two-hour narrated Movie Stars' | | | | day, take a trip on the world's largest rotating aerial |
| Homes tour. A must do for star watchers, Starline | | | | tramcars at the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway. By |
| Tours of Hollywood takes you to Beverly Hills, Bel | | | | night, look up and make a wish on a shooting star. |
| Air, and Hollywood Hills. You will see mansions of | | | | |
